An additional Flower video...

Oserian Farm kenya, place of peace from Oserian Farm on Vimeo.

Thanks to Sam for sending through the link to this useful video for the Year 8 assessment.

A thorny issue: Valentines' or Mothers' Day Roses...

Some sites for possible research for the Year 8 Essay Task

Where to start with my research.
Guardian article ‘Growing Valentine's Day roses harming Kenya's ecological site’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/14/valentines-day-roses-kenya
Guardian article ‘How Kenya is caught on the thorns of Britain's love affair with the rose’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/feb/13/gifts.kenya
Love Kenyan Roses, BBC article
http://makewealthhistory.org/2009/02/13/the-price-of-kenyan-roses-and-the-tragedy-of-lake-naivasha/

Do Valentine’s the ‘green’ way interactive
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2009/feb/11/green-valentines-day-gifts-environmental-impact
Video link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/apr/01/kenya-flower-industry-worker-conditions-water-tax
Make Wealth History website

http://makewealthhistory.org/2009/02/13/the-price-of-kenyan-roses-and-the-tragedy-of-lake-naivasha/

Remember that there are many other possible websites, and also other type of material.

Vary your search terms: once you are following a particular area of enquiry, you can change the words to focus on a particular aspect, or place...